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Bribery Alleged

An Indian constable, Walalt Khan, B710, became enmeshed in the tolls of the law when he was charged on Saturday before. Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Ma- gistracy on three counts of con- spiracy, and attempt to bribe and misconduct unbecoming a police officer.

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ANTI-MUI TSAI SOCIETY Full Report Of Annual Meeting

OFFICIALS ELECTED

The Afteenth annual general meeting of the Anti-Mul Tssi Society was held at the Chinese Y.W.C.A., Bonham Road, on“ Saturday night, when a general review of the past year's work was given, and the officials for 1936-1937 were elected.

In the absence of Mr. J. D. Bush, the Hon. English Secretary, Mr. 8. S. Fu, the assistant secretary, | presented his report, and urged the necessity of enforcing the re- gistration of adopted daughters.

It was alleged that on November 3. he conspired to obtain the sum of two cents from several hawkers. with the attempted assistance of In the course of his speech, Mr. Trot Wing Leung. Further allega- Fu said: " The status of most of tions were that he had accepted the so-called adopted-daughters bribes from October 7 until Ngrem-and-mui tsal is practical the same. ber 3..

Insp. Hourihan appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. W. A. Mac- Kinlay, of Messrs. Deacona, re- presented defendant.

A week's formal remand was granted, and bail was set at $250.

SALESMAN

They differ only in names. When the mistress of a mut teal refused to admit the truth and produce the deed, which is kept in her posses- sion only, the Government officials will spend hours to prove the truth.

A great percentage of the mis- tresses of mui tsais know how to teach their mul taals to answer the S.C.A." Inspectors' questions tact- fully. The 1929 Mui Tsai Ordi-

SENTENCED nance permits the owners of slave

girls to be called "mother's" and the slave girls “adopted daughters." To permit the existence of such an evil practice is to recognise it

Petty Thefts At

China Emporium tegal.

For the theft of razor blades from the

China Emporium, a sulesman, Wong Chak Lam, 28. was sentenced to four months in guol by Mr. K. Keen at the Cen- tral Magistracy on Saturday.

The 1929 Ordinance should be further amended so that the regis tration of "adopted daughter should be effected as early as possible to prevent the mud tsais from be- ing sheltered under the good name of adoption.

ANNUAL REPORT

The annual report of the Chinese Secretary of the Anti-Mui Tsal Society, rend as follows:-~-~~-

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This Society has been in exis- tence for more than ten years, During this period, it has not re- Į kured in its efforts for the emancl- pation of mui tsai. In this con- nection, we should tender heartfelt gratitude to the en- lightened Government of "Hong Kong who has regarded the ill- treatment of mui tsal as a serious offence. In the light of the sup- pressive measures taken against the oppression of mul tsal, such a practice should have been 12- known. But the facts remain to show that the law is still openly violated.

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There are cases" in which very young mui tsai, from three to five years old, have suffered mercilessly at the hands of their mistresses. From my own observation, the greatest obstacle to the emancipa- Non of mul tsal is the system of adopted daughters. Rare indeed is the transaction of mul-tsul since the Ordinance against it was pro- mulgated, but on the other hand, the adoption of girls as daughters has been more frequently practised During the Arst and second in- by the clever mistresses who And terview with the Mui Tsai Com-

It a means of escaping from justice. mission, which lasted nearly two Thus mui taal is kept under the hours and three and half hours guise of adopted daughters. This respectively. Mr. S. C. Yeung, our practice has been "the direct and representative, made many sugges indirect source of all, evils, such tions, among them is the appoint-as sly prostitution, Cho Chy Fa. ment of a solicitor to take charge etc. W35

BECAUSE, Hence the registration of of all prosecutions under the Mul adopted daughters is an urgent Tsa Ordinance, for, according to

need. from the standpoint of social our opinion, the S.C.A. Inspectors Justice. But we regret to mention have not sumcient knowledge" in

that there are members of the laws. The other suggestions men- community who still hold that the tloned in our lengthy Memorandum

mui tsai system should be preserved to the Mul Tsal Commission, I am

and that the registration of adopt- sorry to say, I am not in the post-ed daughters is inexpedient. tion to disclose. . . ‚

M: C. Y. Ewan appeared for the complainant, Mr. Kwah Shu, the manager of the "China Emporium, and asked his Worship for the maximum sentence to be imposed on defendant.

He added that the theft petty in itself but they amounted to a large sum of money at the end of the fiscal year. Inventory was not regularly taken, and those small thefts could not be detected very easily.

Tong Chlu Yau, 30, professed ignorance to the knowledge that defendant had stolen the ar- icles, and the hearing was ad- Journed until November 10..

MUI-TSAI CASE

Cruelty And Hard Work Alleged

$150 FINE IMPOSED

Fung Sam-mui, 38, married wo- man of No. 587 Canton Road, third floor, was brought before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy. on Saturday for em- ploying an unregistered ""mut- tsal, named Chu Pit allas Ah Yau, 17 years of age.

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In spite of this, the reports to At the close of the report, Mr. Fu

this Society have greatly diminish- summarized the mui tsai cases

ed. This is undoubtedly due to the dealt by the Society fast year, the

high sense of duty and the untir- detail of the casth, will be founding efforts on the part of the below in the Chinese Secretary's report.

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TRICYCLE STOLEN

Taci Kuen, 33. unemployed was charged before Mr. E. Himsworth the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday for larceny of a tricycle in Fuk Tsun Street. The com- plainant was Ng Ping, a coal brick maker.

Sub-Inspector Rogers said that the complainant left the tricycle on a vacant ground where he often kept it when the machine was not m use.

On October 6 the defendant was seen by a detective in Shanghai Street trying to sell the tricycle The detective came up and ques- tioned him and the former ad-

Inspector H. W. Fraser said that on November 5, the girl made a report at the Central Police Sta- tion alleging that she had been as- saulted by her employer. Investi-mitted that he had stolen: it gations proved that she was an unregistered "mui-tsaf".

According to the complainant's statement, she said that when she was 13 years old she was presented by her mother to a woman called Sai Yan for the sum of $100 in Canton money. This woman brought her to San Fong Village. and there, left her with her mother-in-law. The girl remained there for 2 years and did the usual work a "mui-taal" was expected to do.

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Sometime. "In 1934 · sne brought to Hong Kong by the de- fendant's nephew and since then she had worked as a "mu-taal" for the defendant. She said that she had nothing to complain in regard to food, but she was forced to do hard work, in washing clothes. floors, etc., she was assisted by an amah and both took their meals in the passageway. In addition to, ↑ her work for the defendant, she had to work for the defendant's married daughter, who, lives- OD- posite to their house. She was given no, wages and any money that was received by her had to be returned to the defendant. She also had to wait on a young daughter of the house-hold,...... 12 -years of age. :

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On November 4. at 3 p.m. she was accused of disturbing the grand-son. The défendant struck her, and that was why she made her report at the Central Police Station. She asked to be returned to her own parents.

The defendant had been in Hong Kong from 5 to 7 years and way a manager of a hotel in Des Voeux Road. “I don't think she can plead ignorance of the regula- tions," said Insp. Fraser,

The defendant was fined $150.

Government Inspectors who de- serve our highest tribute. How- ever, from the daily news, we still learn that there are several cases

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Hence where the mul tsa have come, is indeed a riddle. As the Chinese population in Hong Kong is large, we have no doubt that there many such cases that have not been discovered.

Those who raise objections to the registration of mul tsat argue that the institution would cause dis- The value of the tricycle was turbance among the community. $30 and had been recovered But their anxiety is unfounded. The defendant was fined $5 or and their views are prejudicial. 2 weeks in jali.

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